Middle-income taxpayers may lose out if PRSI and USC mergedVaradkar pledge to raise highest tax band would cost €2.3bn in a yearThu Jul 18 2019 - 10:07
€50,000 threshold for higher rate tax will cost €2.3bnNumber of workers paying higher rate tax has more than doubled since 2010Wed Jul 17 2019 - 17:54
Sterling could move to parity with euro ‘and beyond’ if Brexit turns ‘messy’Investec currency analyst predicts another major slide in event of no-deal exitWed Jul 17 2019 - 13:43
Dunnes seeks to acquire JC’s Supermarket in SwordsRetailer has notified competition authority of the proposed transactionTue Jul 16 2019 - 15:09
Telecoms companies to face clampdown on ‘fake fibre’ advertsAdvertising watchdog plans to restrict when word ‘fibre’ can be used in broadband advertsTue Jul 16 2019 - 12:45
Government stays firm on digital tax in wake of French pushMove to impose annual levy, if taken up by other EU states, could leave Ireland isolatedMon Jul 15 2019 - 16:28
Irish exports to Britain rise despite Brexit uncertaintyLatest figures show trade between Republic and Britain remains strongMon Jul 15 2019 - 11:44
Kellogg plans to eliminate up to 58 jobs in DublinStaff to be offered redundancy package of just three weeks’ pay per year of serviceSat Jul 13 2019 - 03:15
Green light for €350m city quarter at Wilton Park in Dublin 2Property fund Iput granted planning permission for ambitious 450,000sq ft schemeFri Jul 12 2019 - 16:30
Digital tax could reduce Ireland’s corporate takeWarning comes as France pushes ahead with 3% tax on digital revenuesFri Jul 12 2019 - 13:07
Ireland’s debt: €44,365 is owed by every man, woman and child in the StateCSO numbers show burden is four times higher than pre-crisis levelsFri Jul 12 2019 - 12:19
Eir’s baffling broadband plan offer raises suspicions of sabotageDisjuncture between firm’s inside-the-process cost of €2.75bn and new claim is jarringFri Jul 12 2019 - 05:15
Regulator raises prospect of forcing State to provide rural broadband even at a lossComreg says EU directive allows member states use a USO - legally obliging the State to provide a service even if its uneconomic to operate - to ensure broadband coverageThu Jul 11 2019 - 17:58
European shares end lower as Fed optimism short-livedMarkets report: Airbus rises after strong delivery numbers, Superdry slumps to a lossWed Jul 10 2019 - 19:34
House prices: have we reached peak affordability?Latest figures indicate another pronounced slowdown in headline property-price inflationWed Jul 10 2019 - 12:45
Property price inflation slows to six-year low of 2.8%Latest official figures show the headline rate of inflation in the capital city Dublin at 0.6%Wed Jul 10 2019 - 11:20
‘Concentrated’ nature of Irish economy leaves it open to shocksNational Competitiveness Council warns of risks to economic sustainabilityWed Jul 10 2019 - 11:08
Fly Leasing contracted to sell portfolio of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737sNew York-listed aircraft finance business anticipates sales will generate $125m of cashMon Jul 08 2019 - 18:49
Dublin office leasing activity still strong despite Q2 dipProperty specialists CBRE says market is being driven by record level of demandMon Jul 08 2019 - 16:39
Large-scale investors: the cause or the solution to our housing woes?Reports claim funds are not cause of high rents and may be key to unlocking supplyMon Jul 08 2019 - 12:06
Corporate investors not the cause of high rents, report claimsStudy by Davy suggests big funds may be key to unlocking supply and cooling rentsMon Jul 08 2019 - 06:54
A 100% chance of recession: what do economists thinkIrish analysts broadly agree on likelihood of some type of reversal for economyFri Jul 05 2019 - 13:19
Central Bank fines Wells Fargo nearly €6m for regulatory breachesFine ranks as second largest imposed by Irish regulatorFri Jul 05 2019 - 10:41
Irish-US trade now worth €120bn annually, Donohoe saysEmerging global tax reforms will impact transatlantic trade – Minister for FinanceThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:29
Chances of another recession in Ireland 100%, says NTMA chiefConor O’Kelly says Lagarde nomination at ECB is ‘positive’ for IrelandThu Jul 04 2019 - 17:58
No-deal Brexit could result in €6bn shock to public finances, Donohoe warnsBrexit is detrimental for economy ‘whatever form it takes’, says Minister for FinanceWed Jul 03 2019 - 18:10
Record 271,000 businesses operating in Irish economy, new figures showCSO data shows businesses employ a record 1.55 million peopleWed Jul 03 2019 - 11:57
Corporation tax: the gift that keeps on givingThe latest exchequer figures show no slide in business tax windfallWed Jul 03 2019 - 09:42
Half-year exchequer returns signal another record tax takeLatest figures show tax revenue for the year to date has risen by nearly €1.7bnTue Jul 02 2019 - 18:22
Unemployment remains at 14-year low of 4.5% in JuneLast time unemployment was at this level was in October 2005Tue Jul 02 2019 - 11:37
Ireland’s €200bn debt burden: how did we get here?Q&A: And how much are the debt servicing costs on such a monster sum?Mon Jul 01 2019 - 15:52
Incoming Central Bank governor to make statement on ‘hacking’ reportGabriel Makhlouf’s handling of budget leak has been severely criticisedMon Jul 01 2019 - 13:17
Ireland paid over €60bn interest on national debt in 10 yearsNational Treasury Management Agency chief highlights high cost of servicing €200bn debtMon Jul 01 2019 - 10:07
House prices in Dublin fall as property market slows overallLatest myhome.ie barometer suggests prices in Dublin are now falling year on yearMon Jul 01 2019 - 05:53
Irish firms more reliant on bank debt than UK counterpartsStudy indicates one-third of Irish businesses have experienced failure in raising financeMon Jul 01 2019 - 05:00
Manufacturing activity declines for first time since recessionPMI barometer sees marginal contraction in activity in JuneMon Jul 01 2019 - 04:44
Johnson rules out using Irish bailout loan as leverage in Brexit talksTory leadership front-runner says UK will engage ‘generously and openly’ with DublinFri Jun 28 2019 - 13:29
Retail sales fall as consumer caution over Brexit heightensLatest figures volumes of sales fell 2.4% last month, despite rising wagesFri Jun 28 2019 - 12:03
Budget 2020: Can we rely on the Government's plan?Brexit is not the only factor complicating the State's financial planningFri Jun 28 2019 - 05:11
Varadkar’s proposed tax cuts at risk in event of no-deal BrexitDonohoe signals that the tax cuts would not be introduced next year if UK crashes out of EUWed Jun 26 2019 - 08:51
Framing budget around Brexit helps Government avoid real issuesThe economic statement was intended to provide greater transparency around the budgetary process but in reality it has notTue Jun 25 2019 - 20:04
Donohoe warns no-deal Brexit could halt economic growthGovernment expects 55,000 jobs to be lost in first two years of a disorderly BrexitTue Jun 25 2019 - 17:07
Employment has risen by over 400,000 since low point of crashCSO figures detail rapid turnaround in employment since 2012Tue Jun 25 2019 - 12:19
European stocks end strong streak after weak German dataInvestors hedge bets ahead of expected US-China trade talks on sidelines of G20Mon Jun 24 2019 - 22:10
Employment rate among ‘prime-age’ workers hits record levelShare of workers aged 25-54 classified as employed rises to nearly 80%Mon Jun 24 2019 - 15:34
Law Society seeks consultation process prior to tax law changesRepresentative body for solicitors says not enough time given to practitioners ahead of changesFri Jun 14 2019 - 16:40
Irish exports to Britain up 10% in April despite Brexit turmoilLatest figures show trade between Republic and Britain remains robustFri Jun 14 2019 - 11:39
Irish economy caught between overheating and Brexit slowdown, chief economist warnsState’s chief economist John McCarthy says formulating budgetary policy extremely difficult given uncertain outlookFri Jun 14 2019 - 07:06
Record employment level puts upward pressure on wagesStudy by Central Bank and recruitment website Indeed indicates tightening of jobs marketThu Jun 13 2019 - 20:49
Services: the Brexit elephant in the roomA new study highlights the potential economic fallout of restrictions to free movement of servicesWed Jun 12 2019 - 17:53
